At the Back of the North Wind

und as of whispering up in the great window. He tried to open his eyes, but he could not. And the whispering went on and grew louder and

o be lying there, S

n the gallery, under the Nicodemus

u think, St

t here after falling from such a

And we could not make him comfortable up here in the window

down and l

a silence, and Diamond felt somehow that all the Apostles were standing

er with him, St.

, who must have joined the company of the Apostles from

a withered leaf or a foundling baby. I don't understand that woman's conduct, I must say. As if we hadn't enough to do wi

he knew, never played anybody a trick. She was far too busy with her own

not a place for pranks, not to menti

ndows as she has been doing the whole of this night? I daresay there is glass broken somewhere. I know my bl

nd names, as the foolish servants he had heard his father tell of call themselves lords and ladies, after their masters and mistresses. And he was so angry at their daring to abuse North Wind, that he jumped up, cryin

effigies of holy men in it, but a dark heap of hay all about him, and the little panes in the roof of his loft glimmering blue in the light of the morning. O

that. But then I can wash myself, and he can't. What fun it would be to see Old D

ushed to the ground, and over it the great elm-tree, which the wind had broken across, being much decayed in the middle. Diamond almost cried to see the wilderness of green leaves, which used to be

Diamond. "It must take a long time to ge

beside him, for Diamond had

ther of Mrs. Coleman, who happened to be visiting her. He

ou, my man

mond," answ

you. How do you com

tles talked such nonse

hat he had better have held his ton

on, looking at the tree, "there has been terrible work here. This is the no

hat sir?" a

an regions," answered

of the place,"

f this tree had been there now, it would not ha

there," said Diamond, "we should

ainly

have had to be gl

the house, with his eyes bent towards the earth. But Diamond thought within himself, "I will ask No